FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1897129 · Received November 11, 2010

Report

Report Number
2050012-2010-01264
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 11, 2010
Date of Event
October 23, 2010
Report Date
November 11, 2010
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
JJE
PMA / PMN Number
K060256
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

QC WAS WITHIN THE LAB'S ESTABLISHED RANGES. A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WENT ON-SITE, DECONTAMINATED THE ISE SYSTEM AND CHANGED THE RATIO PUMP PISTON. THE INSTRUMENT IS NOW PERFORMING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A CUSTOMER CONTACTED BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) STATING THAT THE FIRST REPLICATE OF A SODIUM (NA) RUN RECOVERS HIGH. IN A PRECISION RUN WITH 4 REPLICATES, THE NA RESULTS WERE 145MMOL/L, 139MMOL/L, 139MMOL/L AND 139MMOL/L. THE SAME SAMPLE RUN ON THE OTHER INSTRUMENT GAVE A NA RESULT OF 139MMOL/L. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. THE RESULTS WERE 151MMOL/L, 144MMOL/L, 143MMOL/L AND 144MMOL/L. NO ERRONEOUS RESULTS WERE REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE LABORATORY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNICEL® DXC 600I SYNCHRON® ACCESS® CLINICAL SYSTEM CLINICAL CHEMISTRY ANALYZER JJE BECKMAN COULTER INC. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1